Hershey Company’s filing revealed that its SVP, Chief Financial Officer Voskuil Steven E unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.54 million on Feb 25 ’25. In the deal valued at $180.00 per share,3,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Voskuil Steven E now holds 66,893 shares worth roughly $11.14 million.
Then, Voskuil Steven E bought 3,000 shares, generating $540,000 in total proceeds.
Before that, McCalman Jennifer sold 278 shares. Hershey Company shares valued at $41,144 were divested by the VP, Chief Accounting Officer at a price of $148.00 per share. As a result of the transaction, McCalman Jennifer now holds 2,682 shares, worth roughly $0.45 million.
Morgan Stanley initiated its Hershey Company [HSY] rating to an Equal-weight in a research note published on March 24, 2025; the price target was $183. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Citigroup’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early February from “a Sell” to “a Neutral”. Piper Sandler also remained covering HSY and has decreased its forecast on January 31, 2025 with a “an Underweight” recommendation from previously “Neutral” rating. Deutsche Bank maintained its rating on January 23, 2025. It rated HSY as “a Hold”.
Price Performance Review of HSY
On Monday, Hershey Company [NYSE:HSY] saw its stock fall -0.07% to $166.47. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 0.50%. Hershey Company shares have fallen nearly -1.70% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -8.76% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $211.92 was reached on 03/10/25, a 52-week low of $140.13 was recorded on 02/05/25. SMA at 50 days reached $168.50, while 200 days put it at $178.44.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For HSY Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 165.23, which if violated will result in even more drops to 164.00. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 167.19. A further resistance level may holdings at 167.92. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 49.34, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 0.49, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 37.83%. Stochastics %K at 61.16% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Hershey Company?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Hershey Company stocks on 2025-03-31, growing by 0.56 million shares to a total of 8.47 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-02-28 was 7.91 million shares. There was a rise of 6.58%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on December 23, 2024 when Mizuho resumed its ‘”a Neutral”‘ rating for the stock and retained the price target to $170.
